John 5:40:4John.5.40.W4TAB
ἐλθεῖν
elthein
“to come”
- Transliteration
- el-THEIN
- Extended
- el-THEIN
- IPA
- /el.ˈtʰiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to come
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-THEIN
- sentence
KAI ou THE-le-te el-THEIN PROS me HI-na dzô-ÊN E-khê-te
Exegesis
The infinitive elthein {ἐλθεῖν | el-theîn} functions as the complementary infinitive to thelete, and together with the prepositional phrase pros me {πρός με | prós me} specifies the action and direction of the rejected response: “to come to Me.”
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to come, to go, to arrive”
In context — John 5:40
And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life .
About this coordinate
John 5:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 5:40, so the Greek word ἐλθεῖν (elthein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.5.40.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.40.W4.S1) and character.